"thonself" meaning in English

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Pronoun

Rhymes: -ɛlf Etymology: thon + -self Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|thon|self}} thon + -self Head templates: {{head|en|pronoun}} thonself
  1. (archaic, nonstandard) themself; gender-neutral object of a verb or preposition that also appears as the subject, coordinate with himself or herself, the reflexive form of thon. Tags: archaic, nonstandard Categories (topical): Gender Synonyms: themself, emself [neologism], hirself Hyponyms: himself, herself Related terms: other attested gender-neutral pronouns

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